If you’ve been in the sport for any length of time, you’ve run across Chris Alston’s Chassisworks, and you’re probably familiar with their VariShock line of competition dampers. What you might not know is that they’ve got a website full of useful information on suspension construction as well as setup in general.

For example, how much do you know about spring rate selection? Chassisworks has you covered with an article they did with Chevy High Performance. Need a refresher course on shock absorber basics? There’s a PDF from Chris Alston himself on just that topic. Need something with a little more detail? Then check out the article on tuning drag race suspensions.

While a wide range of adjustment is critical for getting your suspension dialed in, it also means that there’s a wide range of totally wrong settings if you don’t know what you’re doing. Even just having a place to start can be challenging, especially if you are going from a stock setup to a full competition suspension. Alston and his crew have been building race cars for every level of drag competition from Pro Stock all the way to bracket racing for decades, so they’ve got a handle on what it takes to make a car hook no matter how quick (or not!) you happen to be.

The best part of Chassisworks’ accumulated knowledge is that  it’s all free for the taking, so there’s no excuse for ignorance – click over to the Chassisworks website now, and get some education.